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The Babylonian Square Root Algorithm in Python

Developing your algorithmic thinking skills is a great idea whatever your programming goals are. As well as making you a much better programmer, you will also need to develop theses skills if...

Introduction to Web Scraping with Python

One of the awesome things about Python is how relatively simple it is to do pretty complex and impressive tasks. A great example of this is web scraping. This is an article...

Recursion in Python Programming

In this article we discuss recursion in Python programming. Recursion is a fundamental concept in Computer Science, and regardless of what your development goals are, it is good to have an understanding...

Time Complexity in Python Programming

This is an article about time complexity in Python programming. In it we explore what is meant by time complexity and show how the same program can be dramatically more or less...

Python Memoization

Improving the efficiency of Python Programs Using Memoization Some of you may be familiar with the Fibonacci sequence, which is famous in both mathematics and computer programming. The sequence is formed by...

The Modulo Operator in Python

The modulo operator is used in Python programming when you need to find the remainder of integer division. It comes up in many important algorithms, and is represented by the symbol %....

2-Dimensional Lists in Python

2-dimensional lists are an extremely important data structure in Python programming, with many applications. They can be very confusing to begin with, and you should make sure you are confident and competent...

Python Dictionaries

Some Python developers would say that there are two fundamental data structures which form the basis of the language: lists and dictionaries. Whether or not that is true, they are both certainly...

Python append() and extend() List Methods

In this article we are going to take a look at two important Python list methods – append() and extend(). Both are very useful, but each serves a different purpose. Python List...

Retro Sound Effects in Python

This post is about how to produce retro sound effects using Python. These kinds of effects added greatly to the excitement of playing early computer games and are still loved by many....